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“The experience of slavery is the bedrock on which Caribbean society has been founded.”

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Book:Exploring Shadeism

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“Anybody who thinks that shadeism does not exist is not being honest.”

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“To be white in the Caribbean is to have money, power, and the freedom to do anything or nothing - it is, in many cases, to occupy the top rung of society.”

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Book:Exploring Shadeism

Source: Exploring Shadeism

“There is a lot of pressure on women to conform to a certain image – shadeism itself is another manifestation of that.”

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Book:Exploring Shadeism

Source: Exploring Shadeism

“People in the older generation who make comments about "nice skin" and "nice hair" are talking about the straightness of your hair and the blackness of your skin.”

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Book:Exploring Shadeism

Source: Exploring Shadeism